Legal Opinion
Levert v. Shirley Planting Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1914No. 20619PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by J. B. Levert against the Shirley Planting Company. Judgment for the plaintiff, and the stockholders of the company personally appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
In this case, an order of seizure and sale having issued against the defendant company, some of the stockholders of the company have personally appealed therefrom; and the appellee has moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the appellants are without pecuniary interest in the premises.
For showing their interest, appellants made the following allegations in their petition for appeal:
“That the plaintiff herein is president of the defendant company, and charged with the duty of preserving and conserving its property and assets, and has no right to acquire and become the holder of the…
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